Job demands and work ability at older ages

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-118

  Johnson, Richard W ^a   Mermin, Gordon B T ^a   Resseger, Matthew ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job demands; Older workers; Work ability

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COGNITION; LABOR SUPPLY; OCCUPATION; RETIREMENT; SKILLED LABOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956337235     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2011.551465     Document Type: Article

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